'Black Swan's' Darren Aronofsky to direct pilot of HBO's 'Hobgoblin'

The product of married authors Michael Chabon ("Wonder Boys") and Ayelet Waldman ("Love and the Impossible Pursuits"), "Hobgoblin" centers on a group of magicians and con men who use their skills to battle Hitler during World War II.

The project marks the "Black Swan" director's first try at television — unless you count that Revlon commercial.